{"asOf":"2026-07-09T16:25:25.342Z","block":"1000-1099 N 40TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1000-1099-n-40th-st","address":"1005 N 40TH ST","parcelNumber":"243238510","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=243238510","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"4 CASTLE LLC","marketValue":64000,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2026-02-15T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":2,"violYears":[{"y":2025,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":2,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2025,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2026,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.97245079722436,"lng":-75.20368861920345,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.203515216,39.972445868],[-75.203852391,39.972408279],[-75.203860917,39.972456359],[-75.203523593,39.972492945],[-75.203515216,39.972445868]]]},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1544,"zoning":"CMX1","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"126 GARDNER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19116","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for the erection of a 3 story structure plus cellar to contain 4 dwelling units with private residential roof deck accessed via pilot house, all as per plans.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2022-11-14","number":"ZP-2022-004843"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2017,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2018,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2019,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2020,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2021,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2022,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2023,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2024,"v":7300,"taxable":7300},{"y":2025,"v":48900,"taxable":48900},{"y":2026,"v":48900,"taxable":48900},{"y":2027,"v":64000,"taxable":64000}],"taxNow":896,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":2.33,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":60000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2022-004843: Completed · Granted with conditions.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"2 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}